Rail-tie.



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entrain ELIAS I". SPROSS, 0F OKEMOS, AND PHILO R. 'WOODW'ORTI-, OFLANSING, NICHIGAN.

RAIL-TIE.

To all whom it muy concern:

Re itI known that we, liliana' lt`. Srnoss and Turno li. ilyotauvon'ru,citizens o t the United States, residing;l at tlli'einos and l'iansing,re speetively1 eounty o't lne'haln, State ot" B'iiehigan. have inventedeet-tain Anew and nse'lul improvements in Rail-Ties; and we, do herehydeclare the following.;A to he a full, Clear, and exact deseription ot'the invention, suelr as will enable others skilled in thy art to whichit zuipertains to inale and use the Slllltf.

This invention relates to cross ties iter railways, and especially toties that consist for the niost part ot eouerete or other suitahleplastitA material which inay he reintioreed in any appropriate manner.

The invention has partieular re't'erenee to the ineans :tor securing;the rails to ties ot this general eharaeter, and the ohjeet in View toprovide rail seeurine ineans whit-h ean he easily and quielily plaeed inassembled relation with respeet to the rail and tie and which lool( the,rail tirlnly in piace, althtui;` hl the rail may he easily reinored-troni its position on the tie when sueh is desired.

'the eonstriurtion has the elnn'aeteristio :ulrantaeje that the rail iselatnped in plaee, hy simple deviees whieh are readily aeeessihle,easily plaeed in and removed front opv erative position withoutmodifying the tie strnetine, and which are replaeeahle with considerabletaeility when wholly or partially worn out.

"lilith these, ends in View the invention consists in the novellFeatures and eon'ihinations oil parts to he l'iereinattor de frihed andfinally reeited in the elairns. i

in theJ arreoinpanyingr drawing: Figure t is a side elevation partly invertieal seetion of a rail tie etnhodyingl our invention.l itin'. 2 is atop plan view o't the parts .shown in l'ig. il, Fig. is a verliealtranfwerse seotion through the tie; and ities. itY` 5 and t' are, detailperspective views of ditierent parts ol' the, rail securing means. i

Referring' to the drawing, t() indieates a cross tie ot' reinforcedcom-rete, hut it will be understood that although our invention isprimarily designed For use in eonneotion with ties ot that character,the invention is not limited to this 'f4 itu're.

The tie l() illustrated in the. drawing rnay be reinforced in anysuitable manner, lout we preterl to provide the, saine with reiniforeeinents 1n the torni et longitudmally l desirahle to toria the topplate of sheetI Specification of Letters Iatcut.

' atented May iti, 1911.

Application filed January 30, 1911. Serial No. 605,437.

extendinjr angle liars l1, lf2, whieh lnay he conveniently arranged atthe eorners of tho tie, as illustrated in Fig. 2. At the respective endsot the tie, where the rails are, to he secured in plane, the tie isprovided with niedian vertieal openings or slots 'lil that are open atthe top and hot'toxn surt'aees ot the tie, or sleepe and whieh arestnnewhat longer than the width ot the rail hase. '.lhe width ot theseopenii'igs or slotsis more or less immaterial hut we pre t'er to havetheol eorrespoinl a['iproihnaiely in width to the shank o't an ordinaryrail spike. As shown in i"ig. 3, the slots t3 are arranged lnidwaybetween the individual reinforcing liars '11, 12 o't' the respeotivepairs of such hars, and it is ohviously expedient to have the rein-,t'oreing ineans extend at opposite sides of said slots, irrespective ofthe ehaaeter ot sueh inans. llaeh slot 'l is provided with a metalliclining ita. which formed as a permanent part oli the tie strnetlire inthe eourse ot' inanut'zncture. 'lhelininglfhwhieh is otc box-like`torln, as .shown at' the right ot Figi'. l, and extends throughout theheight. ot its slot '15%. is p'releiathly lnade, integral with orf-:nitahly seeured to a iop platel shown in detail in Fig. (S, whieh toppl;` has its upper surl'aee tlush with the main hotly ol'i the tie atthe upper part oli thelatter and therehy serves as a hearing` snrtaeet'or the rail hase, across whieh the latter extends to the flull widtho't' the tie. as shown in Fig. Q. lt. will he umlerstood` however1 thathot'h the width and the length ot this top plate, 15, with respeet tothe tie, may he varied as ealled 'tor hy Conditions.

life prefer lo eonstruet hoth the lining Al-'t and the top plate l5 olisuitahle sheet inetal. and although the torni ot the top plate lnay he.widely varied we prefer to eonstrnet it in a speeial inanuer shown inliie. (3. lie- 'l'errine' to that ligure. it'` will he seen that theplate l5 is provided with downtnrned earners lt' whieh are einhedded inthe eonrete in thtl eeurse o't eonstruetinzey the tie prope and whahtherehy loel( the top plate in the .e. 'l`hese dmvntnrned eorners ortangs are espeeially useful in preventing` ah solutely all lateral'shittingl ot the plate. A. slot li'. elosely eorrespoinliner in shapewith the slot lf3 oll the tie, is eut out', of the Inedian portion ot"the plate l5, when that, plate is I'ornied ot sheet lnelal. andso'loeaied as lo overlie the aforesaid tie slot. Vit is from the platein forming the slot 17 can be folded back to form laterally directedarms or branches 18 which extend from the plate at oppsite ends and areprovided at the ends with downturned iianges 19 which are embedded inthe concrete in substantially vthe same manner as the tangs 1G.Obviously by twisting the metal at the connected ends of the arms 1S,viz., at the'poiiits where said arms are joined with the margins of theplate body, said arms can be caused to project laterally in the plane ofthe plate, with their upper surfaces flush with that of the plate, asshown. It will be readily understood that this result may be obtained bycutting' the sideedges of the slot 17, cutting in half the stock at themiddle of said slot and then bending up and then downward andoutward thetwo arms (18) so formed, the flanges 19 being formed on said armsbefore, during or after this bending operation. rfhis part of theconstruction may, however, be widely varied, as hereinbefore intimated.j

le have shown the rails at Q0, and it will be seen that where the base(lange of 4each rail passes over the slot in the lining 13 it issupported on a block Q1, preferably of metal, which is detachably heldin the` tie slot by means of a cross. bolt 22, passing f through the tiefrom side to side, preferably at about the middle portion of thebox-like lining 14. 'lhe block 21 preferably'extends throughout theheight of the slot 13, vas shown, Vig., it is co-extensive with saidslot in a vertical direction, and the head of the block preferablycorresponds in width to the base flange of'the rail. As shown 'in Fig.1', the fastening bolt 22, onwhich the block 21, when free, is freelyoscillatory lengthwise of the tie, passes through the side portions ofthe tie, the reinforcing barsll and the elongated sides of the tie slotlining in the manner indicated in Fig. 3, from which it will be seenAthat one end of said bolt is equipped with a nut 23. Obviously theremoval of the nut and the bolt from the tie will result iii pulling thebolt out of the rail supporting block, which Wil-lv then be free forremoval from the tie slot. 'lhe end edges of the block 21 are providedmidway of their height with shoulders 21l which are vadapted to beengaged with the enlarged.

lower ends 24 of rail securing koys'25, the

heads of 'which are fashioned very much.

like those of ordinary rail spikes and which are `designed to lit overthe base of the i'ail in the manner shown in Fig. 1. 'lheso locking keys25 are cut out at the sides and conform to the block 21 and to the railbase in such a manner that when their lower ends 24 are engaged with theshoulder 21a of the rail supporting block, the inner side edges of saidkeys will fit securely against the block and against the top surface ofthe iail base iii the manner shown. In order to lock these keysdetacliably in the position indi cated, we employ locking'members 26which are very much like ordinary railV spikes,y

although their body portions are entirely' untapered. These lockingspikes are interposed between the keys 25 and the end surfaces of thelining 14, and the parts are of such. size and shape that when saidlocking spikes are forced downward as far as is permitted they will belocked in the tie slot by friction in an effective manner and will atthe same time lock the securing keys 25 and the rail in position, aswill be readily understood. on its pivot bolt 22 is of considerableadvantage in placing the keys 25 in position, or at least the key firstput in place. In' order to secure the rail firmly in position it. issimply necessary to lay it across thev block 21, introduce the keys 25into the ends of the tie slot, (into which they may enter easily whenthe locking spikes 26 are re,

moved) and then, after the keys'are positioned in the manner indicatedin Fig. l, to

pound down the locking spikes 2G in their sea-ts until all ofthe partsare locked fric-` tioiially in a very effective manner.

rlhe rocking of the block 21' It will thus be seenthat the improved railsecuring means is of very simple construe#` from the tie. It isobviously undesirable to` remove the -lining 14 and the top plate l5,

which are permanent parts of the tie and can be used over and over againwith differ-v ent securing devices of the type described. Owing to thefact that thetie slot 13 is open at the bottoni as well as at the top,the interiorparts of the rail securing mechanism are accessible, and ifthe keys 25 or spikes 26 are broken, .as by having their heads brokenoil', said members-may be pounded down in the tie slot'until theypassout of the lower cud of the same, whereupon new securing devices maybe placed in position.

ln order to hold the rails against spread' ing or lateral displacementon curves, weuse in connection with the rail securing mechanismdescribed, the bracing means. shown at' the left of Figs. 1 and 2.Referring to those iigures, it will be seen that the'ends of the bolt 22are used to secure a stirrup 27 which is made of U shape and comprisesan intermediate plate 28 lying on the top surface ofv izo the tie at theend portionthereof and equipped with an upstanding Harige 29. detachablerail brace 30 is adapted to be interposed between the flange-29 andthoouter' surface of the rail web,- and we prefer to form this brace of twohinged parts 31, 32, which form a sort of toggle. The sections posedbetween 3l, 32 of the toggle brace may be hinged to gether by means of apmtle 33, and when the brace is in position one end of the section 1sengaged under the flange or lip 2t), previously described, while theopposite end of the part 32 is engaged in the angle between the rail weband the head of the rail, as

shown. When the brace is lirst placed in I position it is bent up at thehinge, and it is then tightened by depressing the hinge l slightly belowthe plane in which the toggle y' sections would be alined, in whichposition l the parts are firmly locked in an obviousl manner, with thehead ot the rail firmly held l against lateral and outward displacement.j

Without limiting ourselves to the construetion shown, we claim: l

1. The combination with a rail tie having an elongated slot: extendingeoiniiletely therel through transversely beneath the rail, of adetachable bloelc in said sloton whieh the rail base isl positioned, andmeans intersaid block and the walls ot said slot to vlock the rail inposition on said block.

2. rlhe combination with a rail/tie havingl an elongated slot extendinglcompletely therel through and transversely beneath the rail,

' of a block in said slot, a bolt passing through vably securing flying,on the upper surface of the the tie in a horizontal direction anddetaehsaid block in position, a rail block, rail seburin* keys overlyingthe rail base and positive y engaged with said block, and meansinterposed between the walls of said slot and said keys to 'leek thelatter frictionally in position.

3. The combination with a rail tie having a slot extendingtheretln'ough, oit a block in said slot, means to mount the block t'oroseillation, said block having' shoulders at its side edges. keyshaving` heads overlying the rail base and provided with enlarged lowerends takinzt,T under the shoulders on said block, and trietional meansto lool; said keys in position in said slot.

-l. 'l`he eombinatiou with a rail tie having a slot. olfl a lining'iloi' said slot, a top plate secured to said lining and lying' llushwith the upper surliaec ot the tie, a rail supportAA iurel bloei;between the lining walls, means to mount said block detaehably inposition and means interposed between the bloeltr and the lining' jliorlrietioually loi-hing the, rail in position on said plate.

5. The (annbination with a conei'ete tie having' a slot, andreintoreingr members at opposite sides ol.E said slot', ol' a bolt:passing through the tie, the slot and the reinforcing members, a blockmounted on said bolt within the slot, and means to clamp the rail basedetaehably on the upper surt'ace of said block.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures, in presence ot twowitnesses.

ELIAS lf. SPRUSS. lll l L() lt. WO().l)\\'()lt'l`ll. l'Vitnesses J'. B.Pana', A. L. Mi'rounm..

